OK this is another attempt at my pre-trippie, after null, none, nada response (isnt that a Ragu commercial, maybe its Preggo??) from my 1st attempt at a pre-trippie. Im starting over. Good for me I dont wear my heart on my sleeve (YEAH RIGHT!) But hey thats o.k. when life hands you lemons you make 
..another attempt and hey Ive always been a glass ½ full kinda gal! 
Since I wasnt sure of a catchie, catch phrase for a title, I went with my 3 dds FAVE movie (HSM) and one of mine, National Lampoons Vacation.
CHAPTER 1 - The cast of characters (post 1, page 1)
CHAPTER 2 - Where are we eating? (post 5, page 1)
CHAPTER 3 - Halloween Costumes, lions, tigers and bears? OH NO! (post 10, page 1)
CHAPTER 4 - Who's Got The Tink Gifts (post 18, page 2)
CHAPTER 5- Dental ramblings, (post #21, page 2)
CHAPTER 6 - DAY 1 INTINERARY (post #24, page 2)
**DISCLAIMER** UtahMama, Princess V, vettechick, ZZUB or even Melhappyhaunt I am not! I'm not even close to the bow-down knock yourself out trip and pretrip reports that have come before me, "we're not worthy" but in an attempt, or a 2nd attempt to get myself in the Mood for Disney, I thought I would give it the old college try agian!
I tend to break into song, movie, tv show or the 3rd person (Im quirky but it helps to keep me sane, if you cant laugh at yourself, who can laugh with you?) so I apologize ahead of time if Im on track and all of a sudden a thought comes out of left field! Its also my attempt at some humor I find amusing, I hope you do too!
This trip will fall in the 5% category, the 5% of us who are tiny, tooney & all a little looney!! Those of us who think we can make mountains out of molehills or in otherwords think they can take 14 people + 2 for 2 days to the World, plan for them, feed them and have them all whistlin zippidee doo da out their bums by the end of the week!
Anyway, LONG LONG TIME AGO my Daddy couldnt give me a mockin bird, so he asked what I wanted instead, and I said gee Daddy to go back to Disney of course, so he said Im payin were goin!! Hot snot (copyright VetteChick - thankyouverymuch!)
There was a long dramatic drawn out, how do we tell the kids and keep it a surprise (actually it was only like 2 months) but when it comes to surprises and Christmas, Im like a kid in a candy store, the dog who you threw a bone, I cant wait for Christmas morning and I CANT keep a surprise KOTS Im certainly not, I would have gotten booted from that club in 1 day if I wouldve attempted to join.. So after my master plan, grand scheme of things, how do we tell the kids plot was devised, I just had to kms (keep my mouth shut) until Christmas morning. The big REVEAL went off without a hitch there were tears, cheers, shouts and yelps (the kids were happy too!) and now I no longer had to kms, (well not about the trip anyway!)
The cast of uncanny characters (no Oscars or Tonys in this crews future!)
Me 33 (am I that old already?) Hi, Im a mom, nurse, doctor, chef, chauffer, planner, cook, dish-washer, lets just say Im a domestic engineer who fell in LOVE with Disney long before I stepped one foot down the middle of Main St. USA! Just call me Chip
DH 33 (he obsesses about that fact that hes all of 6 weeks younger than Mhah!) Hes a truck driver and in his spare time he hunts, fishes, fixes things, has a hobby farm, lets just call him a JACK of ALL trades, most of all hes a great DH & Daddy. I guess if Im Chip than hes Dale??
DD 9 On our 1st trip she was Cinderella and everything that Cinderella entailed, while she still loves the whole Fairytale concept this tweenager crap has thrown a little wrench in that and lets just say shes a cross between Gabrielle and Sharpay from HSM (but just the whole stage queen Sharpay, shes all the sweetness that Gabrielle entails) I guess that would make her SharGab or Gabpay?? Tenderhearted like her Mama, but she also has a problem like her Mama with KMS (keeping mouth shut!) Hmmm Ill have to think about a nickname for her, she actually loves to be on stage performing: dance or drama, so maybe we do have a future Tony winner amongst us? And the winner is Gabpay for her portrayal as the lead in High School Musical on Broadway!
DD 7 On our 1st trip she was only 5 and a dare-devil extraordinaire went on all the mountains she could, RnRc 2x, ToT 1x, wanted to do Mission:Space but I said NO! Shes sweet, sassy and fun all rolled into one little bundle of energy!! But she is my most responsible also and I love her for that, I have no doubt shell be a fantastic Mom or lawyer someday, but probably both! Shes a cool cat like her Daddy and looks just like her Daddy!! Her nickname is SugNight (dont ask me where or how she got that one?)
DD 5, What can I say about my baby? Im the baby, gotta luv me!! Remember that show, anyone?? I think it was called Dinosaurs and it was on like my 1st year of college, so 1992?? Anywho, this little putz can get away with just about everything, she has this uncanny knack for flashing her big brown eyes at me and giving me that sad lost puppy dog look and I forgot what I was mad about faster than the Speed of RnRc! She really is a great kid though, very COMPASSIONATE like her Mama and tenderhearted! Lets call her Boo Boo or Boo Bear (thats the nickname she got from my parents)
DMOM 58 I think, anyway, shes the rock behind this crew, she is the epitomy of that song, I can bring home the bacon, fry it up in a pan.. Shes a do-it all, take charge now kinda gal.. I love my Mom, we butted heads when I was a teen, but am now so thankful I can tell her I love her and Im sorry and how much I appreciate all she did for me. Shes SLEEPY because she works so hard and some ungodly early hours shes always needin a nap!
DDAD - 59, GRUMPY umm, that will sound bad, but it suites him!! Its not like I called him the Soup Nazi! I do love my Dad, and he has turned a lot more gooshy, squishy, lovey, sugary since becoming Papa almost 10 years ago, and at the request of his then 3 year old Granddaughter even rode the Mad Tea Party during our 2005. His granddaughters have a way to get McDonalds or Ice Cream out of him at the drop of a dime (and I thought I had him tied around my little pinkie, where did I go wrong as a youth?) Anyway, hes hard working and Im a self-professed Daddys girl, I grew up having EVERYTHING in common with my Dad namely SPORTS! Hes the payer of this trip, and we love him for that and everything else he does for this entire clan!
DGRAM Grammie V 79, when I think of Grammie I think of a sad country song with a happy ending. If you had to use a catch phrase to describe Grammie all I can think of is Endures to the End shes lived a very hard life, lived dirt poor with not much money ever, but somehow always served and gave more than shes ever had.. I love her and have learned so much from her. A sweet little side story, my 7 yr old DD said to me when she was 6, if Grammie cant take care of herself in a few years, Ill move in with her and take care of her. Those two have a super secret, special bond!
DSIS 35, Boss Lady, I guess describes her. Shes going for her managers whatever at work, so Boss Lady it is. Not exactly the easiest life in the past 7 years, her DD has a congenital heart defect and has already had 2 open heart surgeries. I marvel at her strength where I know I wouldve crumbled so many times, she puts on her best face and moves forward.
DBIL 31, BIG DADDY, I guess describes him, I think hes 64 and wears Big Daddy clothes, so well call him that. He just kinda goes with the flow and listens to my sister as she gives the orders (Geez I hope that doesnt sound bad!) But I give him props for being a good Daddy and DH!
DNiece 7, Pud Pud (pronounced as in Pudding) short for Puddin Pop, as my sister calls her, so thats what Ill refer to her as. Shes been through a lot this little lady, but takes her meds famously every day and night like an old pro, and when she has to get her blood draws the game face goes on and no tears come out. Shes meticulous in her handwriting (puts me to shame) and I think God has blessed her with so many talents, because he couldnt make her heart whole at birth.
So that was the cast of crew, but you said 14 + 2 for 2, Chip?? Well about 4 mos after I planned and booked, my DMIL said, Hey can we go?? I asked the parentals since well, Dad paid and they said, the more the merrier. So DMIL plotted and schemed one night around midnight so the kiddos wouldnt hear (remember earlier in our story when I said I have a case of the CKMS (cant keep mouth shut) well BRAVO for our storyteller, Ive been a KOTS (well this secret) for 5 months now!! I figured this can be the one surprise I can keep, that my girls other grandparents & auntie are going with us!!
Anywho
DMIL 51 Shes like the Mominator shes had 7 kids, I think that qualifies her for Sainthood alone doesnt it? This woman works her butt of, I dont think I ever see her take a break, or at least not often! She managed to raise all her kids but the 1 left at home and they all turned out fairly normal, so yep shes definitely a good mom + terminator = Mominator!
DFIL 52 SBD (Silent but deadly!) And not what your thinking people, he doesnt have a flatulence problem, more like hes usually silent but when he speaks it can be deadly because he will have you rolling on the floor with his quick witted, sharp tongued comments! Remember the move, Son-in-law, well when DH proposed he was all like so can I call you Crotchette? I was speechless and that doesnt happen often!! Hes a great man, taught my DH all the work ethics he knows, hes working like 23.5 hours of the day and catches a snooze when he can, Seinfeld and Everybody Loves Raymond are his favorite shows.
DSIL or DAUNTIE 13 Rufus Shes a good kid, sweet kid whose had a crappy year (bad pun) she has Chrones Disease and its been ruthless on her, after 3 ½ weeks in the hospital this spring, shes on Prednizone and Ramicade and surgery to remove the colon isnt out of the picture yet, lets just say SHE NEEDS DISNEY and some Pixie Dust! She has 8 Tink shirts all geared up for the trip, as Tink is her fav. This girls a great babysitter and everytime she watches my chitlins the dishes are done and put away, the kids are always sleeping, bathed & clean and the house picked up.. I guess I should give her a raise, huh?
OK So thats all folks! WAIT A MINUTE You said 2 + 2 for 2 days, sounds like a Pizza Hut commercial right?? Well about 3 mos ago, Big Daddy asks If I mind if his Mom & step-Dad tag along? Well why the flip not, Im already driving my self CRAZY like that, planning this trip to INFINITY AND BEYOND! PING I waived my magic wand (or witches wand depending on who you ask!) and grant permission for the Outlaws to come along, there not my in-laws but my sisters so I figured Ill call them the outlaws
Their from Arizona and have some frequent flyer miles for their everything (air,hotel,car) and some old park hoppers unused so hey, go for it!
So I would like to now introduce you too. The Outlaws a.k.a. Thing 1 & Thing 2 (I couldnt think of any other characters of the top of my head as Chip/Dale are accounted for) PReSSuRE!!!
Thing 1
DSISS DMIL holy crappy thats along acronym, anyway I have no flippin clue how old she is I guess my parents age?? She has gray hair if that helps. Not sure what part of the trip they are coming for and thats about all I know.
DSIS DSFIL aka Thing 2. Dont really know too much about Thing 2, they got married and moved away from the area we all live in. He was a used car salesmen before he retired, but he still dabbles in some time of car stuff in his spare time(nothing illegal folks, we arent talking GONE IN SIXTY SECONDS here!)
Hot Snot (c.r. vettechick thankyouverymuch) we are done with the cast of characters, I need to go lie-down and take a breather, Clark are you sweating?
Stay tuned folks, the saga of Joe Dirt continues.
Wait wrong movie
Up next: How the flip should I know whats next, Im wiped from getting everyone booked, everyone that is except the 2+2 for 2 deal! Will Thing 1 and Thing 2 join our spectacular crew???
Tune in tomorrow as these are the DAYS of OUR LIVES.
..another attempt and hey Ive always been a glass ½ full kinda gal! Since I wasnt sure of a catchie, catch phrase for a title, I went with my 3 dds FAVE movie (HSM) and one of mine, National Lampoons Vacation. CHAPTER 1 - The cast of characters (post 1, page 1)
CHAPTER 2 - Where are we eating? (post 5, page 1)
CHAPTER 3 - Halloween Costumes, lions, tigers and bears? OH NO! (post 10, page 1)
CHAPTER 4 - Who's Got The Tink Gifts (post 18, page 2)
CHAPTER 5- Dental ramblings, (post #21, page 2)
CHAPTER 6 - DAY 1 INTINERARY (post #24, page 2)
**DISCLAIMER** UtahMama, Princess V, vettechick, ZZUB or even Melhappyhaunt I am not! I'm not even close to the bow-down knock yourself out trip and pretrip reports that have come before me, "we're not worthy"
but in an attempt, or a 2nd attempt to get myself in the Mood for Disney, I thought I would give it the old college try agian!I tend to break into song, movie, tv show or the 3rd person (Im quirky but it helps to keep me sane, if you cant laugh at yourself, who can laugh with you?) so I apologize ahead of time if Im on track and all of a sudden a thought comes out of left field! Its also my attempt at some humor I find amusing, I hope you do too!
This trip will fall in the 5% category, the 5% of us who are tiny, tooney & all a little looney!! Those of us who think we can make mountains out of molehills or in otherwords think they can take 14 people + 2 for 2 days to the World, plan for them, feed them and have them all whistlin zippidee doo da out their bums by the end of the week!
Anyway, LONG LONG TIME AGO my Daddy couldnt give me a mockin bird, so he asked what I wanted instead, and I said gee Daddy to go back to Disney of course, so he said Im payin were goin!! Hot snot (copyright VetteChick - thankyouverymuch!)
There was a long dramatic drawn out, how do we tell the kids and keep it a surprise (actually it was only like 2 months) but when it comes to surprises and Christmas, Im like a kid in a candy store, the dog who you threw a bone, I cant wait for Christmas morning and I CANT keep a surprise KOTS Im certainly not, I would have gotten booted from that club in 1 day if I wouldve attempted to join.. So after my master plan, grand scheme of things, how do we tell the kids plot was devised, I just had to kms (keep my mouth shut) until Christmas morning. The big REVEAL went off without a hitch there were tears, cheers, shouts and yelps (the kids were happy too!) and now I no longer had to kms, (well not about the trip anyway!)
The cast of uncanny characters (no Oscars or Tonys in this crews future!)
Me 33 (am I that old already?) Hi, Im a mom, nurse, doctor, chef, chauffer, planner, cook, dish-washer, lets just say Im a domestic engineer who fell in LOVE with Disney long before I stepped one foot down the middle of Main St. USA! Just call me Chip
DH 33 (he obsesses about that fact that hes all of 6 weeks younger than Mhah!) Hes a truck driver and in his spare time he hunts, fishes, fixes things, has a hobby farm, lets just call him a JACK of ALL trades, most of all hes a great DH & Daddy. I guess if Im Chip than hes Dale??
DD 9 On our 1st trip she was Cinderella and everything that Cinderella entailed, while she still loves the whole Fairytale concept this tweenager crap has thrown a little wrench in that and lets just say shes a cross between Gabrielle and Sharpay from HSM (but just the whole stage queen Sharpay, shes all the sweetness that Gabrielle entails) I guess that would make her SharGab or Gabpay?? Tenderhearted like her Mama, but she also has a problem like her Mama with KMS (keeping mouth shut!) Hmmm Ill have to think about a nickname for her, she actually loves to be on stage performing: dance or drama, so maybe we do have a future Tony winner amongst us? And the winner is Gabpay for her portrayal as the lead in High School Musical on Broadway!
DD 7 On our 1st trip she was only 5 and a dare-devil extraordinaire went on all the mountains she could, RnRc 2x, ToT 1x, wanted to do Mission:Space but I said NO! Shes sweet, sassy and fun all rolled into one little bundle of energy!! But she is my most responsible also and I love her for that, I have no doubt shell be a fantastic Mom or lawyer someday, but probably both! Shes a cool cat like her Daddy and looks just like her Daddy!! Her nickname is SugNight (dont ask me where or how she got that one?)
DD 5, What can I say about my baby? Im the baby, gotta luv me!! Remember that show, anyone?? I think it was called Dinosaurs and it was on like my 1st year of college, so 1992?? Anywho, this little putz can get away with just about everything, she has this uncanny knack for flashing her big brown eyes at me and giving me that sad lost puppy dog look and I forgot what I was mad about faster than the Speed of RnRc! She really is a great kid though, very COMPASSIONATE like her Mama and tenderhearted! Lets call her Boo Boo or Boo Bear (thats the nickname she got from my parents)
DMOM 58 I think, anyway, shes the rock behind this crew, she is the epitomy of that song, I can bring home the bacon, fry it up in a pan.. Shes a do-it all, take charge now kinda gal.. I love my Mom, we butted heads when I was a teen, but am now so thankful I can tell her I love her and Im sorry and how much I appreciate all she did for me. Shes SLEEPY because she works so hard and some ungodly early hours shes always needin a nap!
DDAD - 59, GRUMPY umm, that will sound bad, but it suites him!! Its not like I called him the Soup Nazi! I do love my Dad, and he has turned a lot more gooshy, squishy, lovey, sugary since becoming Papa almost 10 years ago, and at the request of his then 3 year old Granddaughter even rode the Mad Tea Party during our 2005. His granddaughters have a way to get McDonalds or Ice Cream out of him at the drop of a dime (and I thought I had him tied around my little pinkie, where did I go wrong as a youth?) Anyway, hes hard working and Im a self-professed Daddys girl, I grew up having EVERYTHING in common with my Dad namely SPORTS! Hes the payer of this trip, and we love him for that and everything else he does for this entire clan!
DGRAM Grammie V 79, when I think of Grammie I think of a sad country song with a happy ending. If you had to use a catch phrase to describe Grammie all I can think of is Endures to the End shes lived a very hard life, lived dirt poor with not much money ever, but somehow always served and gave more than shes ever had.. I love her and have learned so much from her. A sweet little side story, my 7 yr old DD said to me when she was 6, if Grammie cant take care of herself in a few years, Ill move in with her and take care of her. Those two have a super secret, special bond!
DSIS 35, Boss Lady, I guess describes her. Shes going for her managers whatever at work, so Boss Lady it is. Not exactly the easiest life in the past 7 years, her DD has a congenital heart defect and has already had 2 open heart surgeries. I marvel at her strength where I know I wouldve crumbled so many times, she puts on her best face and moves forward.
DBIL 31, BIG DADDY, I guess describes him, I think hes 64 and wears Big Daddy clothes, so well call him that. He just kinda goes with the flow and listens to my sister as she gives the orders (Geez I hope that doesnt sound bad!) But I give him props for being a good Daddy and DH!
DNiece 7, Pud Pud (pronounced as in Pudding) short for Puddin Pop, as my sister calls her, so thats what Ill refer to her as. Shes been through a lot this little lady, but takes her meds famously every day and night like an old pro, and when she has to get her blood draws the game face goes on and no tears come out. Shes meticulous in her handwriting (puts me to shame) and I think God has blessed her with so many talents, because he couldnt make her heart whole at birth.
So that was the cast of crew, but you said 14 + 2 for 2, Chip?? Well about 4 mos after I planned and booked, my DMIL said, Hey can we go?? I asked the parentals since well, Dad paid and they said, the more the merrier. So DMIL plotted and schemed one night around midnight so the kiddos wouldnt hear (remember earlier in our story when I said I have a case of the CKMS (cant keep mouth shut) well BRAVO for our storyteller, Ive been a KOTS (well this secret) for 5 months now!! I figured this can be the one surprise I can keep, that my girls other grandparents & auntie are going with us!!
Anywho
DMIL 51 Shes like the Mominator shes had 7 kids, I think that qualifies her for Sainthood alone doesnt it? This woman works her butt of, I dont think I ever see her take a break, or at least not often! She managed to raise all her kids but the 1 left at home and they all turned out fairly normal, so yep shes definitely a good mom + terminator = Mominator!
DFIL 52 SBD (Silent but deadly!) And not what your thinking people, he doesnt have a flatulence problem, more like hes usually silent but when he speaks it can be deadly because he will have you rolling on the floor with his quick witted, sharp tongued comments! Remember the move, Son-in-law, well when DH proposed he was all like so can I call you Crotchette? I was speechless and that doesnt happen often!! Hes a great man, taught my DH all the work ethics he knows, hes working like 23.5 hours of the day and catches a snooze when he can, Seinfeld and Everybody Loves Raymond are his favorite shows.
DSIL or DAUNTIE 13 Rufus Shes a good kid, sweet kid whose had a crappy year (bad pun) she has Chrones Disease and its been ruthless on her, after 3 ½ weeks in the hospital this spring, shes on Prednizone and Ramicade and surgery to remove the colon isnt out of the picture yet, lets just say SHE NEEDS DISNEY and some Pixie Dust! She has 8 Tink shirts all geared up for the trip, as Tink is her fav. This girls a great babysitter and everytime she watches my chitlins the dishes are done and put away, the kids are always sleeping, bathed & clean and the house picked up.. I guess I should give her a raise, huh?
OK So thats all folks! WAIT A MINUTE You said 2 + 2 for 2 days, sounds like a Pizza Hut commercial right?? Well about 3 mos ago, Big Daddy asks If I mind if his Mom & step-Dad tag along? Well why the flip not, Im already driving my self CRAZY like that, planning this trip to INFINITY AND BEYOND! PING I waived my magic wand (or witches wand depending on who you ask!) and grant permission for the Outlaws to come along, there not my in-laws but my sisters so I figured Ill call them the outlaws
Their from Arizona and have some frequent flyer miles for their everything (air,hotel,car) and some old park hoppers unused so hey, go for it!
So I would like to now introduce you too. The Outlaws a.k.a. Thing 1 & Thing 2 (I couldnt think of any other characters of the top of my head as Chip/Dale are accounted for) PReSSuRE!!!Thing 1
DSISS DMIL holy crappy thats along acronym, anyway I have no flippin clue how old she is I guess my parents age?? She has gray hair if that helps. Not sure what part of the trip they are coming for and thats about all I know.
DSIS DSFIL aka Thing 2. Dont really know too much about Thing 2, they got married and moved away from the area we all live in. He was a used car salesmen before he retired, but he still dabbles in some time of car stuff in his spare time(nothing illegal folks, we arent talking GONE IN SIXTY SECONDS here!)
Hot Snot (c.r. vettechick thankyouverymuch) we are done with the cast of characters, I need to go lie-down and take a breather, Clark are you sweating?
Stay tuned folks, the saga of Joe Dirt continues.
Wait wrong movie
Up next: How the flip should I know whats next, Im wiped from getting everyone booked, everyone that is except the 2+2 for 2 deal! Will Thing 1 and Thing 2 join our spectacular crew???
Tune in tomorrow as these are the DAYS of OUR LIVES.
Anyway, it sounds like you're going to have a great time and also sounds like some of you really need this trip. I hope you have a very magical trip!!
I saw a show on TLC about the Duggars they have like 16 kids, they use color coordination, but with the majority of us girls, dont' think the guys will go for hot pink or DIS Lime Green!! 
.. Try PSB in Epcot, after all Grammie V is Norwegian, so she'll enjoy it!
Well hello Sleepy bring me back to the late 70s early 80s with that threat!! Anywho, that was the original crew!
for taking us on this trip, and because SBD has Diabetes and hell need to eat breakfast long before 10:30 a.m. and because I was trying to help them save some $$ since theyre paying OOP, 3 adults and Rufus doesnt eat anywhere near adult sized portions..
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